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Ryan Cochrane
Research Manager, Lead, Zinc and Precious Metals View profileCRU is a leading provider of market analysis and forecasts, price assessments and cost services built on deep knowledge of base metals for a global understanding of the zinc industry.
Our market analysis covers production, consumption, market balance and LME prices, with forecasts for the next five years – all supported by our robust and transparent methodology.
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Pandering to the China bears: how much zinc supply is too little?
Global concentrate inventories first reached critical levels in 2017 Q1, leading to Chinese smelter utilisation rates falling below 90% and remaining at depressed levels...
ZINC ANALYSIS TEAM
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Ryan Cochrane
Research Manager, Lead, Zinc and Precious Metals London -
Paulo Carvalho
Principal Consultant London -
Alice Fox
Principal Analyst London -
Rebecca Gordon
Head of Non Ferrous, Consulting London -
Lynn Lupori
Head of Metals Consulting, North America Pittsburgh